SEC Baseball Series Preview/Prediction: Arkansas at Auburn

April 3, 2019 SEC News
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Arkansas travels to Auburn for a 3-game, Thursday-Saturday SEC baseball series. 14Powers.com SEC Baseball previews the series and predicts the series winner.

Casey Martin, Arkansas
Casey Martin, Arkansas
Plainsman Park (4,096)
Plainsman Park (4,096)
Tanner Burns, Auburn
Tanner Burns, Auburn

Series Schedule March 15-17

Day Start Time (CT) TV Tickets
Game 1 Thursday 6:30 PM CT ESPNU Tickets
Game 2 Friday 6:00 PM CT SEC NETWORK + Tickets
Game 3 Saturday 7:00 PM CT SEC NETWORK + Tickets

Team Statistical Comparison

Hitting

BA OB% R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB CS SB
Arkansas 0.294 0.393 206 283 56 6 30 189 139 9 47
Auburn 0.270 0.366 184 266 47 6 21 160 126 6 47

Pitching & Fielding

ERA K OBA H R ER BB 2B 3B HR F%
Arkansas 3.66 286 0.219 211 125 105 109 33 18 0.971
Auburn 3.55 265 0.233 231 126 104 107 52 1 19 0.970

Statistical Leaders

Arkansas Batting Leaders

Name AVG OBP SLG OPS R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Jacob Nesbit 0.337 0.396 0.410 0.806 17 28 3 0 1 20 9 19 4
Heston Kjerstad 0.327 0.407 0.529 0.936 21 34 4 1 5 17 7 24 3
Trevor Ezell 0.315 0.426 0.506 0.932 24 28 6 1 3 15 17 18 9
Dominic Fletcher 0.312 0.407 0.559 0.966 22 29 11 0 4 19 16 17 1
Jack Kenley 0.309 0.433 0.531 0.964 25 25 2 2 4 19 17 19 5
Christian Franklin 0.284 0.365 0.473 0.838 14 21 3 1 3 25 9 18 6
Casey Martin 0.243 0.319 0.467 0.786 24 26 9 0 5 19 9 26 7
Casey Opitz 0.218 0.430 0.255 0.685 14 12 2 0 0 12 20 12 5

Arkansas Pitching Leaders

Name W L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Isaiah Campbell 5 0 1.93 0 0 37.1 28 11 8 5 51 0.207

Auburn Batting Leaders

Name AVG OBP SLG OPS R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Rankin Woley 0.323 0.395 0.475 0.870 20 32 7 1 2 23 10 30 2
Conor Davis 0.318 0.363 0.482 0.845 13 27 3 1 3 13 4 14 1
Kason Howell 0.295 0.371 0.341 0.712 17 26 4 0 0 16 10 17 10
Edouard Julien 0.295 0.442 0.534 0.976 25 26 6 0 5 26 20 29 2
Judd Ward 0.274 0.410 0.429 0.839 17 23 3 2 2 15 16 15 1
Matt Scheffler 0.263 0.337 0.368 0.705 14 20 5 0 1 11 5 7 5
Steven Williams 0.263 0.379 0.432 0.811 21 25 4 0 4 14 17 23 2
Ryan Bliss 0.250 0.339 0.370 0.709 17 23 6 1 1 14 13 21 5
Will Holland 0.242 0.395 0.275 0.670 19 22 3 0 0 7 18 21 11

Auburn Pitching Leaders

Name W L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Jack Owen 3 0 0.31 1 0 29.0 16 2 1 2 33 0.162
Tanner Burns 3 0 1.41 1 0 38.1 20 7 6 8 52 0.148

NCAA RPI

Arkansas:

6

Auburn:

4

Arkansas Roster

No. Name Pos. Bats-Throws Ht. Wt. Class City State
4 Trevor Ezell INF S/R 5′-8″ 200 R-Sr. Bryant AR
3 Zack Gregory INF L/R 5′-10″ 175 Fr. Keller TX
5 Jacob Nesbit INF R/R 6′-0″ 175 R-Fr. Coppell TX
7 Jack Kenley INF L/R 6′-0″ 185 Jr Germantown TN
8 Jordan McFarland INF/OF R/R 6′-3″ 220 Jr. Waterloo IL
10 Matt Goodheart INF/OF L/R 6′-1″ 180 So. Magnolia AR
12 Casey Opitz C S/R 5′-11″ 175 So. Centennial CO
13 Connor Noland RHP R/R 6′-2″ 215 Fr. Greenwood AR
14 Caleb Denny INF L/R 6′-2″ 195 Fr. Owasso OK
15 Casey Martin INF R/R 5′-11″ 175 So. Lonoke AR
16 Andrew Stanley C R/R 5′-9″ 180 Fr. Searcy AR
17 Trey Harris OF R/R 5′-10″ 165 Fr. Little Rock AR
18 Heston Kjerstad OF L/R 6′-3″ 200 So. Amarillo TX
19 Coby Boulware INF R/R 5′-9″ 170 So. Anthem AZ
20 Elijah Trest RHP L/R 6′-3″ 205 Fr. White Oak TX
21 Jacob Burton RHP R/R 6′-0″ 185 Fr. Diana TX
22 Curtis Washington,Jr. OF/INF R/R 6′-2″ 165 Fr. West Memphis AR
24 Dominic Fletcher OF L/L 5′-9″ 175 Jr. Cypress CA
25 Christian Franklin OF R/R 5′-11″ 180 Fr. Overland Park KS
26 Travis Hester RHP R/R 6′-2″ 195 Fr. College Station TX
27 Dillon Lifrieri OF/INF R/R 6′-0″ 190 Fr. Wilton CT
28 Kole Ramage RHP R/R 6′-1″ 195 So. Southlake TX
29 Marshall Denton RHP R/R 5′-11″ 160 R-So. Beebe AR
31 Caleb Bolden RHP R/R 6′-2″ 170 So. Texarkana TX
32 Matt Cronin LHP L/L 6′-2″ 195 Jr. Navarre FL
33 Patrick Wicklander LHP R/L 6′-1″ 175 Fr. San Jose CA
34 Steven Sanchez LHP L/L 6’7″ 240 Fr. Mundelein IL
35 Jacob Kostyshock RHP R/R 6′-4″ 175 Jr. O’Fallon MO
37 Caden Monke LHP L/L 6′-3″ 160 Fr. Mt. Olive IL
39 Evan Taylor LHP L/L 6′-4″ 235 Fr. Florence AL
45 Kevin Kopps RHP R/R 6′-0″ 195 R-Jr. Sugar Land TX
44 Collin Taylor RHP R/R 5′-11″ 220 R-So. Florence AL
48 Zack Plunkett C R/R 6′-2″ 225 R-Sr. Hurst TX
46 Carter Sells RHP R/R 6′-0″ 195 Fr. Brentwood TN
49 Liam Henry LHP L/L 6′-2″ 180 Fr. Kansas City MO
54 Will Barker RHP R/R 6′-2″ 185 Fr. Sherwood AR
55 Isaiah Campbell RHP R/R 6′-4″ 225 R-Jr. Olathe KS
57 Cody Scroggins RHP R/R 6′-0″ 195 R-Jr. Bentonville AR
88 Zebulon Vermillion RHP L/R 6′-4″ 185 So. Prairie Village KS

Auburn Roster

No. Name Pos. Bats-Throws Ht. Wt. Class City State
1 Judd Ward OF L/R 6′-1″ 195 So. Russellville AL
2 Everett Lau IF/OF L/R 5′-10″ 185 Jr. Oahu HI
3 Devin Warner OF/IF S/R 6′-3″ 205 Fr. Cartersville GA
4 Rankin Woley IF R/R 6′-0″ 210 Jr. Atlanta GA
5 Jarrett Eaton OF L/R 5′-9″ 162 Fr. Mobile AL
6 Matt Scheffler C R/R 6′-2″ 190 Jr. Kirkland WA
7 Ed Johnson IF R/R 6′-1″ 175 Fr. Trussville AL
8 Bailey Horn LHP L/L 6′-2″ 212 R-So. West TX
9 Ryan Bliss IF R/R 5′-9″ 165 Fr. LaGrange GA
10 Edouard Julien IF L/R 6′-1″ 183 So. Quebec City Ontario
11 Chase Hall C R/R 6′-2″ 215 R-Jr. Roanoke AL
12 Ryan Hoerter RHP R/R 6′-6″ 191 So. Kenosha WI
13 Davis Daniel RHP R/R 6′-1″ 190 Jr. Montgomery AL
14 Elliott Anderson LHP L/L 6′-3″ 212 Jr. Cartersville GA
16 Kason Howell OF R/R 6′-0″ 185 Fr. Argyle TX
17 Will Holland IF R/R 5′-11″ 185 Jr. Lawrenceville GA
18 Brooks Fuller LHP L/L 6′-2″ 215 Fr. Auburn AL
19 Brody Moore IF R/R 6′-0″ 185 Fr. Oneonta AL
20 Cody Greenhill RHP R/R 6′-4″ 216 So. Russellville AL
21 Jackson Henderson IF/OF R/R 6′-0″ 175 Jr. Selma AL
22 Ford Luttrell RHP L/R 6′-0″ 181 R-Fr. Madison AL
23 Peyton Glavine LHP R/L 5′-11″ 176 So. Alpharetta GA
24 Conor Davis IF R/R 6′-3″ 227 Jr. Roswell GA
25 Dawson Sweatt LHP R/L 6′-2″ 190 Fr. Fayetteville GA
26 Troy Bearden OF/C R/R 6′-2″ 220 Fr. Trussville AL
29 Carson Skipper LHP L/L 6′-3″ 195 Fr. Trussville AL
31 Blake Schilleci LHP L/L 5′-10″ 198 Sr. Birmingham AL
32 Tanner Burns RHP R/R 6′-0″ 205 So. Decatur AL
33 Will Morrison RHP R/R 6′-2″ 180 Fr. Cullman AL
36 Kyle Gray LHP L/L 5′-10″ 205 R-Jr. Austin TX
37 Ryan Watson RHP R/R 6′-5″ 215 Jr. Auburn AL
38 Brett Olson IF L/L 6′-2″ 225 R-Sr. Newport Beach CA
40 Garrett Wade LHP L/L 6′-2″ 205 Fr. Hartselle AL
41 Steven Williams OF/C L/R 6′-3″ 216 So. Albany GA
43 Richard Fitts RHP R/R 6′-3″ 185 Fr. Helena AL
44 Jack Owen LHP L/L 6′-2″ 174 So. Aliso Viejo CA

Schedule/Results

Arkansas

Auburn
Date Opponent Score
Feb 15 vs E Illinois W 15-7
Feb 16 vs E Illinois W 12-3
Feb 17 vs E Illinois W 3-2
Feb 21 @ USC W 6-3
Feb 22 @ USC W 8-6
Feb 23 @ USC L 6-4
Feb 27 vs Memphis W 10-3
Mar 1 vs Stony Brook W 3-1
Mar 2 vs Stony Brook W 4-3
Mar 3 vs Stony Brook W 15-7
Mar 5 vs Charlotte Cancelled
Mar 6 vs Charlotte W 9-2
Mar 8 vs La Tech W 4-2
Mar 9 vs La Tech L 12-7
Mar 10 vs La Tech W 11-0
Mar 12 vs W Illinois W 8-0
Mar 13 vs W Illinois W 11-1
Mar 15 vs Missouri W 2-0
Mar 16 vs Missouri W 4-3
Mar 17 vs Missouri W 3-2
Mar 19 @ Texas W 11-4
Mar 20 @ Texas L 7-6
Mar 22 @ Alabama W 12-3
Mar 23 @ Alabama L 10-0
Mar 24 @ Alabama W 10-2
Mar 26 @ Missouri State W 8-2
Mar 29 vs Ole Miss W 5-3
Mar 30 vs Ole Miss L 4-3
Mar 31 vs Ole Miss L 10-5
Apr 2 vs Little Rock L 17-7
Apr 4 @ Auburn
Apr 5 @ Auburn
Apr 6 @ Auburn
Apr 9 vs Oral Roberts
Apr 12 @ Vanderbilt
Apr 13 @ Vanderbilt
Apr 14 @ Vanderbilt
Apr 16 vs Ark-Pine Bluff
Apr 18 vs Mississippi St
Apr 19 vs Mississippi St
Apr 20 vs Mississippi St
Apr 23 vs Northwestern St
Apr 24 vs Northwestern St
Apr 26 vs Tennessee
Apr 27 vs Tennessee
Apr 28 vs Tennessee
Apr 30 vs Grambling
May 3 @ Kentucky
May 4 @ Kentucky
May 5 @ Kentucky
May 9 vs LSU
May 10 vs LSU
May 11 vs LSU
May 16 @ Texas A&M
May 17 @ Texas A&M
May 18 @ Texas A&M
Date Opponent Score
Feb 15 vs Ga Southern W 11-2
Feb 16 vs Ga Southern L 7-5
Feb 17 vs Ga Southern W 4-3
Feb 19 vs Alabama A&M W 10-1
Feb 20 vs Alabama A&M W 10-2
Feb 22 @ UCF W 4-1
Feb 23 @ UCF L 6-1
Feb 24 @ UCF W 13-9
Mar 1 vs Cincinnati W 5-0
Mar 2 vs Cincinnati W 5-0
Mar 3 vs Cincinnati W 9-5
Mar 5 vs UT Martin W 15-9
Mar 6 vs UT Martin W 2-0
Mar 8 vs UTSA W 6-0
Mar 9 vs UTSA W 5-0
Mar 10 vs UTSA W 8-3
Mar 12 @ South Alabama W 6-2
Mar 15 vs Tennessee W 2-0
Mar 16 vs Tennessee W 5-2
Mar 17 vs Tennessee W 5-3
Mar 19 @ UAB W 13-5
Mar 22 @ Mississippi St W 6-5
Mar 23 @ Mississippi St L 15-2
Mar 24 @ Mississippi St L 20-15
Mar 26 vs Alabama L 6-3
Mar 29 @ South Carolina W 4-2
Mar 30 @ South Carolina L 4-0
Mar 31 @ South Carolina W 7-5
Apr 2 vs Georgia Tech L 9-3
Apr 4 vs Arkansas
Apr 5 vs Arkansas
Apr 6 vs Arkansas
Apr 9 vs Jacksonville St
Apr 12 @ Texas A&M
Apr 13 @ Texas A&M
Apr 14 @ Texas A&M
Apr 16 @ Georgia Tech
Apr 18 vs Ole Miss
Apr 19 vs Ole Miss
Apr 20 vs Ole Miss
Apr 23 @ Jacksonville St
Apr 25 @ Vanderbilt
Apr 26 @ Vanderbilt
Apr 27 @ Vanderbilt
Apr 30 vs Alabama State
May 3 vs Alabama
May 4 vs Alabama
May 5 vs Alabama
May 7 vs UAB
May 10 vs Georgia
May 11 vs Georgia
May 12 vs Georgia
May 16 @ LSU
May 17 @ LSU
May 18 @ LSU

Arkansas-Auburn Prediction

Here is a battle between two top 10 SEC teams. We would call this one a tossup but it’s very hard to win at Auburn with their great hecklers in the crowd. Auburn should win this series but don’t be surprised if Arkansas scratches out a series victory. Auburn 2 wins, Arkansas 1 win.

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